WordStats for Comp. 991 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 987 | 995 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 991 | May 1991 | BRASH (or BRUSH) | normal | 22 |
Competition 991’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:
39 letters per clue (6 below the archive average, and 3 below the average for 5-letter words)
8.3 words per clue (1.3 below the archive average, and 0.4 below the average for 5-letter words)
Longest clue (the 699th longest normal clue in the archive)
Money’s short with hospital on the rocks, broken down, supplying bed occasionally
67 letters, 12 words, by D. F. Manley
Shortest clue (the 295th shortest normal clue in the archive)
Plumping quick-sticks?
19 letters, 2 words, by F. P. N. Lake
Competition 991 has contributed 18 unique words to the clue archive:
| C. J. Brougham | Boldfaced |
| E. J. Burge | butting |
| R. S. Morse | clippings |
| R. V. Dearden | eructation |
| M. Barley | hedgerow |
| R. J. Palmer | hornbeams |
| R. K. Lumsdon | humping |
| D. F. Manley | Money’s |
| A. Lawrie | plump |
| F. P. N. Lake | Plumping |
| N. C. Dexter | poked |
| Dr P. M. J. Bennett | prune |
| F. P. N. Lake | quick-sticks |
| N. C. Dexter | Ranter’s |
| G. G. Loder | sidecar |
| G. Cuthbert | solicit |
| R. V. Dearden | Stoic |
| R. K. Lumsdon | Twin |